South Carolina Democratic Party

The South Carolina Democratic Party is a liberal political party in the US state of South Carolina, affiliated with the US Democratic Party. The SCDP dominated state politics from 1880 to 1948, back when the Democrats were conservatives; the SCDP prevented African-Americans from voting for several decades. After the Civil Rights Act of 1964, most white elitists switched their allegiance to the US Republican Party, and the SCDP became a party representing the lower classes and minorities. In 2016, the party held 18/46 State Senate seats and 46/124 State House of Representatives seats.